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> CES made a concerted push to diversify its entire speaker lineup, but ultimately failed to find a high-ranking female executive for an individual keynote addr
by fractallyte 9y ago
> CES made a concerted push to diversify its entire speaker lineup, but ultimately failed to find a high-ranking female executive for an individual keynote address.
And Karen Chupka wrote: “As upsetting as it is, there is a limited pool when it comes to women in these positions. We feel your pain. It bothers us, too. The tech industry and every industry must do better.”
Now check out this event: http://www.officeshow.co.uk/ http://www.officeshow.co.uk/ Lots of photos of females on the front page. A majority of female speakers here. I bet the attendees will be mainly female.
Just observations, symptomatic of the problem...
And the problem is women, just as much as anything else. There, I said it.
Get out there and do some science, engineering, AND tech.